Ghandi, Dhali Lama and Mohammed all spoke words that were not against scripture, ...not to mention Joel Osteen and Benny Hinn (on occassion). You are a christian, therefore it is incumbent upon you to know when God speaks, how and to whom (in general). I say this in response to your 'who am I', for it sounds either naive, indifferent or almost complacent.
Yes God speaks, but so does the devil, and so does our extremely powerful brains that God gave us.
So unless it is utterly profound, extremely edifying, glorifying to God, and not something that is very common in scripture, then praise God accordingly, ...otherwise, don't belittle God with petty insights that even Confucious or Buddha can contrive.
As a mature Christian, I agree we need to be discerning about what God has said, and what is not of God.
I could care less what pagan leaders and foreign gurus have to say. But, as my professor of world religion said, "all truth is God's truth." He was a missionary on Sabbatical from Indonesia, where he led whole tribes of head hunters to God, and many Muslims. He said it took longer to lead a Muslim to Christ, up to 2 years. He was an incredibly strong Christian, Reformed and the most amazing Professor I have had with his stunning stories of different people coming to Christ.m on the mission field. He also had a PhD in anthropology, and knew the Bible from cover to cover.
We constantly talked about the importance of discernment in the mission fields, his class was a blessing.
At no point did he condemn this kind of prophecy, in a Baptist seminary. He was not legalistic, especially in the way of excluding everything not revealed in Scripture, but rather comparing the Word to these revelations. He did not overlay western culture on the people he ministered you. He let all of our class grow in our understanding of faith, what is cultural and what is prescriptive.
As a mature believer in Christ, I do not feel my need to condemn or support the OP, except for all this complimentarisism in the church nonsense in the thread!
I would also state that you are free to believe what you want about this matter, whether you are right or wrong. I just feel it is better to find the truth rather than hanging onto ancient cultural beliefs. I call myself a true believer of the living, loving and just Saviour, and seek the truth. Please feel free to read Dr Bill Mounce's Word Commentary in the Pastoral epistles on this passage. I concluded on my own how important authentein is, and is the pivotal word in the entire discussion and My world renowned Greek professor agreed with me. He admitted he chose a complimentarisn translation, because that was his theological background. I felt strongly it was about new women converts not "domineering" men, as they were accustomed to doing in the religion of Artemis. One day we will know, when Jesus returns, and we meet him face to face. Until that day, I will believe in the equality of men and women in ministry.
For now, through a glass darkly, and in part. I will add, I can understand how difficult it would be to admit authentein meant "to dominate" because it would literally destroy the entire foundation upon which you have built your anthropological theology. My theology is based on Christ, the way he treated both men and women, as equals in ministry, as well as Paul!
"There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." Gal 3:28
It is calling Scripture a liar to say that women are secondary, when Paul firmly states that we are ALL equal. By saying women are secondary to men, you have called this very prescriptive passage a lie.
God called workers to the harvest. God would never have a law or principle excluding 52% of the church from being involved in enduring ministry. I preach in my church and our assistant pastor, a woman who also preaches has an exceptional call from God to be a pastor.
I have to think of Lottie Moon of the SBC who had a strong call in her life to be a missionary in the orient. She begged and pleaded and finally got permission to go, to China, where she was only allowed to peach the gospel to women, and teach young children. She would often sit in a building and all the doors and windows were open, and she shared the glorious gospel of God's grace, complete with repentance from sin. The men of the community would sit by the doors and under the windows in the cold night in China. Many were saved, and would beg to know more. One young man presented himself to her after a meeting and declared himself not only a Christian but felt God's call as an evangelist to his own people. He studied ostensibly under the male in the compound, who was doctrinal damaging and mentally ill. Fortunately, Lottie ended up doing the teaching and he set out to preach the gospel. 10,000 people came to know Christ as a result of his simple preaching about Jesus as he walked from village to village sharing the good news. For each person Lottie was able to preach concerning the grace of God, she brought people to God, who brought more people to him.
Would your legalism exclude Lottie Moon from preaching and the hundreds of thousands, or even millions who came to Christ, because she obeyed God, rather than men! I hope not!